Processing companies in the Maldives more than doubled their skipjack purchases during the last quarter of 2020 compared to the same period the previous year. This was reflected in the...
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Italians Increased Yellowfin Loins Trade With Indonesians In 2020
Italian importers not only bought the highest volume of pre-cooked loins in 2020 of the past five years but also the most amount of yellowfin product during this period. According to Atuna...
Filipino Tuna Exporters To Enjoy Zero Duty In UK
Philippines’ tuna exporters can now rejoice at the news that the country will keep the zero duty for their products entering the UK even after Brexit. The Department of Trade and...
EU Freight Org Says Shipping Firms Intentionally Shooting Up Container Costs
The shortage of containers across the globe is still ongoing and EU freight forwarders have blamed liners for the surge in shipping rates. The tuna industry has also been impacted by the issue...
Shanghai Kaichuang’s Stock Plummet After Temporary Peak
The stock price of the Chinese fishing company Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International enjoyed a strong recovery in early January and settled at levels higher than those through the whole of...
Bahamas Reefer Carriers Can Conduct At-Sea Transshipments In WCPO
The Bahamas Maritime Authority's (BMA) latest cooperation has paved the way for the island nation to establish a fisheries cargo transshipment authorization program with the WCPFC. Many reefer...
Chinese Loins Pushing Ecuador & Other Suppliers Aside
Chinese tuna loin suppliers are pushing all their competitors aside in the growing Spanish market, including the Ecuadorians who used to deliver the largest volumes. Last year, the Spaniards’...
Japan’s Raw Material Imports Invoiced At 5-Year Low
The supply of frozen tuna raw material in Japan increased during 2020, despite the COVID-19 challenges that were encountered during the year. Asian-flagged fleets dominated the deliveries to...
Thai Union’s Venture Fails To Extend Business In Middle East
Global tuna company Thai Union (TU) has decided to pull back on its tuna business venture in the Middle East due to underperformance. In its filing, TU said that it will sell its shares in the...
Marketing Agency Says Costa Rica Has Chance To Export Raw Material To Thailand
A market intelligence agency in Costa Rica has said that there are opportunities for the country’s tuna export business to grow in markets such as Thailand and the US. Last Wednesday, the...
EU Skipjack Loins Transactions Nearly Doubled In 5 Years
The growing demand for skipjack products in the EU during 2020 has caused a strong surge of pre-cooked loin imports. Ultra-low global skipjack prices during Oct 2019 set the tone for the...
Dutch Tuna Imitation Started With Commotion But Tastes Good
After the commotion over the product name when introduced in mid-January, Atuna was curious about the new plant-based tuna alternative, now called Vegan Green Tuna, developed by Dutch-based...
China & Ecuador Rule Massively Expanding EU Loins Business
European canneries' demand for pre-cooked tuna loins boomed during 2020, a year that will go down in history because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Processors consistently bought more of this...
Will Biden Launch China Back Into The Loins Business?
The US-China trade war has been dragging out for more than two years and has deeply affected tuna sector business between the two countries. However, with a new US President at the helm, is...
Albacore Surplus Dominated Japan’s Frozen Tuna Exports
Exports of frozen tuna from Japan shot up during 2020 mainly thanks to an exceptionally good year for albacore catches. While vessels quadrupled their landings of this tuna, all the other...
Atuna Readers Agree That Subway Court Case Not Based On Facts
The majority of Atuna readers have stated that they think that the ‘fake tuna’ court case against Subway is not based on facts. America’s largest fast-food chain was slapped with a lawsuit in...
A Massive Influx Of Tuna Loins In The US
The volume of frozen tuna pre-cooked loins delivered to the US took a big jump during 2020. China’s exile from this market was almost completely sealed last year, while other...
Mauritius Builds IO Tuna Loins Business In US
Afritex Ventures, a company headquartered in Mauritius, has teamed up with American retailer Fresh Thyme Market, to introduce fresh tuna products into the US. The African company has a...
Thai Union Invested In NOTuna Product Made From Fruit Fly Larvae
Israeli start-up, Flying SpArk, makes alternative proteins from fruit fly larvae. One of the items produced via this process is NOTuna – a product that looks like canned tuna chunks and seems...
Lab Test Reaffirms Tuna Present In Subway’s Subs
Lab tests conducted by Florida-based Applied Food Technologies have confirmed Subway’s tuna sandwiches contain tuna as an ingredient, according to Inside Edition. Journalists from the American...